RIFLE SHOOTING.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20199, 30 March 1931, Page 7

RIFLE SHOOTING.

'\rr CANTERBURY COLLEGE' TEAM. TJia Canterbuiy Coll«ge rift® •hooting team firpd their practices on Saturday morning for the Haslam Shield and tnter-Unive*' eitj tournament. This year tie lawn «pored 720. m against 778 last jmr, -Four practice* were fired —application at 300 yards, snap "*t 800 jrarda, rasid -at 800 yards, asd applioation at 600 yarde. J, C. Maolainh aid O; Duff gained the highest scor«j», wfiifih eatitie them to a t trip to Duaedw with the Canterbury College tourß&me&t -teams. Mao* laiae, Duff, and' N, X W.' Mulvey ware the only membon of the'' team who; represeatad it last year, their scores,' in 1930 being 138, 91, and 91 respectively. i The following aid the detailedecores: — : App. Snap Rap/'App- ' 800 .800 80ft 600 yds, ( yds.'yds.,-yds.* XL 1. Q. Maoiaine. Ml, v.58,., 88 ,29 , 123 0. Buff 1 / 81 Sit <3 as «o L. B. Robert# ..J# 9t » »' <« IS. W. Mulvey « 33. /„«& \ JU,' '» K. J. W. Lindsay 17 28 90* •»' ■ W ■'■ Ft W; Diekeaa 35 f 94 ' M Wr J. W. Rogers .. U ' * . « . tt TO If. B. Awn 17 IT IS t 9B 6» Grand total - t 7SO , Among the four colleges competing- one, point ia allowed tor the wiantfc ofsach prabtioe and one point for the dinner of the Hasl&m Shield. ; Thus, five noinU ia the tournament* are decided by the , shooting. „ RANGIORA V. KAIAPOII . ■ The rifle shooting mstch between Hangior* and Ksiiapoi in the inter-borotfth contest (or the Mcintosh Shield took place on the Rangiora Range on' Saturday, the home team win* nlng by 883 point* to 80S. The conditions were seven shot* and one optional eighter at* 300, 500, apd/600 yardk. SQoreii— >■ RANQIOEA. 800 600 600 i yda v y«a, yd*. Tl. Rfimn. J. Araott , pa 88 32 9? .Rflmn. W. J. Hfney 81 -«3\ 80 98 Rfimn. T. Thompson '3B SO -S3 89 Rflmn. A. V. Smith • 86 99 81 89 Rflmn.' O. Butters .. 93 89 >7 89 Rflmn, J. S. Cook .. 26 32 ' 30 88 I Rfiiqn: D. Mehrtens .. 88 >B2 SS 87 I Rflmn. J. fatoman ..2ft 89 28 Bft f Rflmn. A. Prsstney .. 2® 30 27 _ 88 | Rflmn, 0. Humphreys ' 30. 2ft 37 8a i '> r ; ',388 ■ , ', KAtAPOi; i.> 7; * Rflmn, B. Martyu 88' 83"' 88 *4 Rflmn, flVßrickSen .. 80 „83 •80 ' M ! Rflmn. «. Stark. ,j 32 32 S7 V M Rflmn. J. Brydea 81 80 SO BO Rflmn. r. Bryden .. 89 8» 89 Rflmn. W. Cowley 31 30 S8 ; 89 Rflmn. J. Runup .. 29 'B2 86 37 Rflrnp. H..EdtfarS# .: 29 89 86 84 Rflmn. 8. Rieharda ..39 86 84, 79 Rflmn. F. Richards .. 27 25 82... J* 889 BURWOOD CLUB. The aVnpal meeting of the Rifle club, and Sports Association was held-en Thursday evening. There was a' good aUwdance m members, and severs! new members vara admitted. My 3. H. Bowse was elected to tilt QJltlr, , The report, aa «ad, shoved that food ot®cress was made during the past yesr., Joe halane«>sheet dtsoloMd a good credit balance on the year's working, tha expenses being increased. by the; purchase of new rifles. A larger nwabw of trophiu had been given to the olub than formerly- ' The shooting had set a very excellent standwd. The president expressed th« via* thst the forthcoming season would provq «v«n mow successful .than 'previous years. The wub had had . expenses, but thoy had every reason to be satisflad..At. to -w#.i#pan; cial state of the .club. It waa decided to make renewed efforts towards raising fends for the proposed !>ifl« range. / la conclusion, the president tjianked niembar#. for the cordial support during his term of offiee, -aaa Jor thefr loyalty 'to 'the ! elub, • ' VI;--"' •: ';>• w'P'f ?'Vr' NEW BRIGHTON, WOMEN'S .CLUB." The New-Brighton Women's Mlalattare Wfla* Club's 1931 season was o%lally opened by the Msyor of New Brighton' W J. H.Shaw) on Saturday evening.'- Mr Shaw w ferred to the excellent shooting by the «ub members during the past seaaop. and wished them success. ." , ' > '«, The first shots were, then flred< by-the president - of, the J fclub j (the Mayoress) _ and Mrs NeWtor a vice-proslSieat,, bdth registering hulls. » : v . • «• A • „ A friendly match ftgaingt a tem from the "West Melton Mon'a ,Rifle.Olub' was U»e» fired, the results being as »llow»!rWest Melton—J. Sjmms 68, Pasooe «7, p. Roper 68, S. Walker 64, W. OaWey. 67, R. Walker 68, W. Oakley, sen., *B, R. Roper 65, U > Mollraith 67 600, New Brighton Womett'—Mlsa-.l'ark M, Mrs Rail 66, Mrs McClelland '6B, Mrs Busohl 65, Mrs Ragg 67, Mrs 68, Mrs Watson 66, Miss Oorser 66, Mift •"total 575, . . 4 - West Melton won by 85 points. *At the contusion of the shoot supper. waa served,' during an. Intertsl ln v Which .Mrs Shaw congratulated the visitors upon thsir win. 1 i-. | ' ' ' Outdoor Itiflo Olab. 1 On Saturday Siternoon members. '(# ' She Hew Brighton Woswa*s Oatdoor jKiaiaftm Ut ■ . .-h W<l r. |MitV-

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